Soap dish



April 25, 1933. R sTA|R I 1,905,069

SOAP DISH v Filed Jan. 2; 1929 Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE BAY L. STAB, 01' I108 ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SOAP DISH

My invention relates to a soap and has for its principal object theprovislonof a relatively simple, practical and inexpensive soap dish orcontainer and to arrange thereon one or more vacuum suction cups m orderthat the soap dish may be firmly secured on a smooth flat surface, forinstance, on the upper marginal edge of a bath-tub or upon the slabsurrounding a wash-bowl.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a soap dish wherein themain body thereof is formed wholly of rubber or rubber composition,further to detachably underside thereof, one or more vacuum suctioncups, and further to form the upper surface of the bottom of the soapdlsh so that water will drain from all directions toward an outletopening and which latter is surrounded by a short spout that is formedintegral with the exterior of the body of the soap-dish.

A further object of my invention is to provide on the under surface ofthe body of the dish directly below the. thinnest portion of the bottomwall, and adjacent to the outlet opening, a reinforcing member in orderto resist any tendency of the bottom wall to break or fracture at itsthinnest point or at the point where the discharge opening and thesurrounding spout are located.

With the foregoing .and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts thatwill hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which: 3

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a soap dish constructed in accordance withmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a view looking against the underside of the soap dish.

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

4-4: of Fig. 1.

Fig; 5 is a view looking against the underside of a modified form of thesoap-dish. I Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the modified form of soapdish seen in'Fig. 5.

Referring by numerals to the accompanyably flat and the upper face ofsaid mount on the soap dish, preferably on the Fig. 4 is across sectiontaken on the line a substantially rectangular receptacle or container ofsuch size as to hold an ordinary cake of soap,

said receptacle being preferably formed of rubber or composition havingrubber as its principal ingredient, and the side and end walls 11 ofthis container are preferably inclined upwardly and outwardly away fromthe bottom 12.

The under face of the bottom 12 is refer-, Bottom gradually declinesfrom both ends and one side toward an inclined outlet opening 13 that isformed through the bottom 12 of the receptacle at a point where thecorresponding inclined side wall unites therewith.

As a result of this construction any water that would otherwiseaccumulate within the soap dish will readily drain to the outlet opening13 and discharge therethrough.

Formed integral with the under face of the bottom 12 surrounding theoutlet opening 13 is a short outwardly projecting spout 14 that servesto carry the water that passes through the opening 13 outwardly anddownwardly away from the outer under surface of the container.

That portion of the bottom 12 of the receptacle immediately adjacent tothe outlet opening 13 is increased in thickness by form: ing on theunderside of said bottom wall an integral disk or plate 15. As a resultof this construction the weakest portion of the bottom wall or plate isreinforced and any tendency of said wall or plate to break or fractureadjacent to the counteracted.

Formed integral with the under face of the bottom of the receptacle atoints near its, ends, are lugs 16 and embedde in the bottom of thereceptacle immediately above said lugs are nuts 17. Vacuum suction cups18 of rubber have embedded in their upper portion the head ends ofscrews 19 and the threaded shanks of said screws project from said cupsand when the latter are applied to the underside of the receptacle saidshanks are screwed into the threaded apertures in the nuts 17.

outlet opening 13 is underside of the dish around the opening pp y Myimproved soap dish ma be firmly anchored on a smooth flat sur ace bymerely suflicient pressure to the dish or receptac e to partially expelthe air from the shallow chambers within the suction cups and theresulting partial vacuum will be efiective in causing the on to firmlyadhere to the surface to whic they are applied, and thus the receptaclemay be conveniently located on the upper marginal portion of a'bathtubor to the plate or slab adj acent to a wash-bowl.

In the event that either one or both of the vacuum cups becomes brokenor unfit for service, the same may be readily removed and replaced by anew cup or cups, thereby maintaining the dish in a serviceablecondition.

In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 asubstantially L-shap'ed frame or hanger 20 is formed from wire and thelower portion of this frame or hanger is secured to theunderside ofthe-soa' dish'in any suitable manner, preferably y means of screws 21.

The upper ends of the vertical legs of the frame or hanger 20 terminatein loops 22 into which may be screwed the projecting threaded ends ofthe screws 19 that-are seated in the vacuum cups 18.

The soap dish thus constructed is ada ted to be anchored on a smooth,vertical sur ace, for instance on the face ofa wall or on the inner faceof the side wall of a bath-tub.

Thusit will be seen that I have provided a soap dish that is relativelysimple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, and provided withsimple and eflicient means for. firmly securing the body of the dish toa smooth flat surface. Further advantages of my improved constructionare the provision of an outlet for water that would otherwise accumulatewithin the dish and the formation of the upper surface of the bottom ofthe retainer so that all water will, by gravity, drain to the outlet.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts ofmy improved soap dish may be madeand substituted for those herein shown and described without departingfrom the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in theappended claim.

I claim as my invention: a As an article of manufacture, a soap dish,comprising a body formed in a single piece from rubber and comprising abottom and inclined walls projecting upwardly from the j sides and endsof said bottom, there being a drain opening formed through, the bottomof the dish adjacent to one side thereof, the upper surface of thebottom of which dish declines from all directions toward said outletopening, a spout formed integral'with the the upper surface of thebottom of the soap dish, nuts imbedded in the'bottom 'of'said dish forthe reception ofvacuum suction cup fastening means lugs formed integralwith the bottom of the body of the disc immediately below said nuts,vacuum suction cups applied to the underside of the dish with 7 theirupper portions engaging said lugs and screws projecting from said cupsupwardly through said lugs and engaging :said nuts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RAY. V STAIR. a

